Welcome to the Waffle House
Founded in 1955, the first Waffle House was just a tiny rectangular box; it has since grown to a chain of 2,000 restaurants, mostly in the South, that serve up grits, hash browns, and of course waffles, all day and all night. Luke Burbank talks with the customers who come at all hours to sample the Waffle House's menu that Atlanta Magazine food critic Mara Shaloup calls "meats and starch and sugar and butter and grease and everything that's comforting and wonderful."
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Julia was, by far my favorite. She had so much to offer Hells Kitchen. Very rare to see someone with class and integrity on a competition show. Hats off to you Julia. Oh yeah, you can definitely cook.
You haven't lived, until you've partied all night and then had breakfast at Waffle House. There's no room for a hangover, after eating breakfast there.
@b-genspinster7895
5 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah!
@chanceDdog2009
5 жыл бұрын
In the 90s we would club hop in Mexico till 4am then have Street tacos before heading back home. . Good times..
@boohere2
5 жыл бұрын
never been there before.heard of it last year some time.
@carlcrow5990
5 жыл бұрын
@@b-genspinster7895 hey brad,some black woman with a yeast infection made your last order of cheezy grits! think about that sweetheart.
@Chutney1luv
5 жыл бұрын
Now that's the TRUTH!! 😁
Julia from Hell's Kitchen season 3!!!! She finished in 4th place!!! Love her!!!!
@melissawilson5975
5 жыл бұрын
I cant believe they didnt mention that!
@Alex-qi6pn
5 жыл бұрын
I thought she looked familiar!
@brskeen
5 жыл бұрын
I was wondering...
@lojosol
5 жыл бұрын
I was wondering who was going to notice
@sircarek
5 жыл бұрын
maybe she owns this location?
I worked as a network news cameraman covering Hurricane Hugo (for another network). Looking for stories in the storm's aftermath my correspondent and I came upon a Waffle House where its sign was blown over and it crashed through one end of the building. Part of the side of the building was missing and it's power was out, BUT IT WAS OPEN! The manager was making scrambled eggs using its gas-powered cooktop! We were so grateful because it was next to impossible to find something to eat in the storm's aftermath and we were desperate. Thank you Waffle House and thank you nameless manager for being such a trooper.
@MrBluoct
5 жыл бұрын
Don Smith “ desperate”. Really?
@mrdonsmith
5 жыл бұрын
@@MrBluoct Really. You weren't there.
@Bageera63
5 жыл бұрын
@@mrdonsmith I understand. Our local WH in SC was open after Hugo. No electricity, just the gas grill. We were thankful.
@hatcher2262
5 жыл бұрын
Wow
@UncleDonDon
5 жыл бұрын
I've lived in Moncks Corner, SC for 10 yrs now. Numerous hurricanes, tropical storms, ice and snowmaggedon, and a thousand year flood..........never closed.
I've eaten at many Waffle House and the staff is always excellent.
@melterrell5724
5 жыл бұрын
Don't come to the one in downtown Athens on a sat night and you'll be able to keep that illusion alive
You can see how she brought her Hell's Kitchen experience with her to the Waffle House in how she calls out the orders and controls the staff. I bet she puts out a great breakfast.
@Fictonalicious
Жыл бұрын
The waffle house has found it's new host.
@dabooper4207
Жыл бұрын
The Waffle House has found it’s new host
I love, love, loooove Waffle House--but I'm shocked that Julia Williams never took up Chef Ramsay's offer of free culinary school so she could move on up. She was definitely a fan-favorite as the underdog in Hell's Kitchen (Season 3), so it's a little disappointing. Oh, well; I don't know her life, and I don't know what influences her decisions. I just hope she's happy and doing well!
@TedKrunich
5 жыл бұрын
Benedick Cumbersnatch ... yeah. I was a fan .. been a critic .. but do wish her well
@Gonken88
3 жыл бұрын
If you have your own home to pay for, it's kind of hard to just stop working and go to school.
@BunnySlippers82
3 жыл бұрын
Gordon Ramsay said in an interview that she did attend culinary school, but there's word as to whether or not she finished. It may have been difficult for her to keep working full time and going to school too.
@oriana_fortunato
3 жыл бұрын
I think we shouldn't judge her. We don't know her life, her struggles and what life threw at her. Also she's still in charge of a kitchen, making food (that I guess is high quality) and making people happy. AND we shouldn't forget that Heather, another Hell's Kitchen contestant, worked at the LV restaurant for a year and then left. You know, people's dreams change, they take new roads.
@veganpotterthevegan
2 жыл бұрын
@@oriana_fortunato No judgement on her. But you can be sure she's severely underpaid. Especially for who she is. But everyone there is underpaid
I have nothing but respect for restaurant workers. Thank you all for your hard work and dedication. God bless!
In the South, there are two things that make you a true southerner. Being at Krispy Kream at 6 A.M. when the Red Neon, "Fresh Hot" sign comes on.... and Going to a Waffle House at 4 A.M. after a night of partying.
@lobitome
5 жыл бұрын
Kreme. You must not go there.
@theylied1776
5 жыл бұрын
@@lobitome It's called talk to text, if you have a problem with it take it up with Google, princess.
@jasonle520
5 жыл бұрын
theylied1776 do they serve pancakes at Waffle House?
@theylied1776
5 жыл бұрын
@@jasonle520 I'm going to file that under an IHOP kind of question.
@theylied1776
5 жыл бұрын
@@jasonle520 But no, they do not serve pancakes at Waffle House.
Calorically dense with meat, starch, sugar, and grease. Mmm
@gordon4385
5 жыл бұрын
You got your 4 basic food groups right there.
@grbmajor6645
5 жыл бұрын
recipe for mmm mmm good
@wturner777
4 жыл бұрын
@@grbmajor6645 More like mmm mmm AAAAAAAAHHH!!!! HEART ATTACK! 🤣🤣 JK..... or am I?
The fema part had me laughing 😂
I miss them sooo much after moving back to Fort Wayne Indiana. But when I really need a fix I will drive south till I find one Daleville, Indiana
I always go there when back in South Carolina. The best place to mingle with your neighbors, family or friends. This I think is the reason why the people are so friendly and down to earth in the south. I love you all!!!
I’m a huge fan of Waffle House breakfasts, and it annoys me greatly that we don’t have any in Evansville, IN. The nearest one is almost a two hour drive. So I rarely get to indulge in my favorite morning feast, a western omelet plate with scattered, smothered, covered, chopped, and diced, and coffee...oh, that coffee! No one has better coffee! Although, that other southern classic, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, comes close.
This place is one of the sweetest memory I have with my brother. Pork chop and sweet tea.
Even Anthony Bourdain approved of Waffle House. My favorite is the ham & cheese omelette (how they get it so fluffy is still a mystery), plain hash-browns, toast with strawberry jam and black coffee.
@tootz1950
5 жыл бұрын
Waffle topped with an egg and lots of syrup. ;-)
@melterrell5724
5 жыл бұрын
It's only because we put the eggs in the blender before put them in a pan
@abram3283
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Waffle house is legit.
@petecapravos3044
2 жыл бұрын
Burger all the way, bowl of chili with lots of onions, scattered hashbrowns. Yum!
I think that julia woman was in an episode of kitchen nightmares years back
@wadeshive223
5 жыл бұрын
Jack James She was on a season of Hell’s Kitchen.
@jackjames1
5 жыл бұрын
@@wadeshive223 oh yeah! Thanks it was killin me i knew id seen her before
@nyracingfan
5 жыл бұрын
Jack James too bad she never progressed farther than Waffle House, but you have to be happy with your job!
@jackjames1
5 жыл бұрын
@@nyracingfan well shes like the leader there i bet shes like a local star. Waffle house rules.
@Migz2682
5 жыл бұрын
She was in 4th place and Gordon paid for her to go to culinary school but she wanted to stay there
Yes, Waffle House is open 24/7, but there's one more little fact that was not mentioned: they are open EVERY DAY of the year. They simply don't close, even on holidays such as Christmas and Thanksgiving. I love them for this.
@seanriley1603
5 жыл бұрын
I spent Thanksgiving 2017 at Waffle House because I had to work the day before and after and was going through a divorce. Not a good time in my life.
@paulsuprono7225
5 жыл бұрын
For Thanksgiving . . . so they serve turkey waffles ?
@seanriley1603
5 жыл бұрын
No but I’m hoping they’ll add that to the hash browns and then you could ask for scattered, smothered, covered, chunked and gobbled.
@thetoddsmith
5 жыл бұрын
Yup, unlike those Chik-Fil-A religious nutbags.
@seanriley1603
5 жыл бұрын
Todd Those Chick Fil A religious nutbags are awesome. They make great chicken, fantastic service and have high morals. Anytime the Cathy family say something against gay marriage or homosexuality, their business quadruples.
They are consistent and good with reasonable prices.
I work third shift and many times it's the only place open. I love it and they know my order. I'll go there either before or after my shift.
All of a sudden I'm having a craving for waffles, hash browns and pork chops. Thanks CBS.
Something this story neglects to mention is that Waffle House is also among the first to load up mobile kitchens and heard towards disasters when they strike as well. It's a good-hearted company, a national treasure if you ask me.
One of my fav restaurants!! I miss it sooo much now that I’ve moved to California.
@CWSLesley
5 жыл бұрын
Me neither. I tried being a waitress at a restaurant and quit the 2nd day!!
Hash browns all the way with a side of grits, eggs, sausage cheese and butter with salt and pepper...
Another great Atlanta-based restaurant chain is Chick-fil-A! Love both of them!
@wturner777
4 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, Chick-fil-A, aka the homophobic chicken shack.
I've passed the Waffle House in my city many times ,going to make a point of stopping by hungry next time I'm near it.
Best Waffle House meal: double hash browns with tomatoes, onions, ham, and then gravy on the side! I can have that any time of the day, but I limit it to a few times a year!
@MrBluoct
5 жыл бұрын
Catherine NELSON how much do you weigh?
When I was in the Navy stationed in Gulfport, Mississippi. I have found memories eating at a Waffle House. A lot of times 2 in the morning after leaving a bar.
The Waffle House has found it’s new host
@crimsonfungus
Жыл бұрын
The Waffle House has found it’s new host
@dinismatias4142
Жыл бұрын
The Waffle House Has Found Its New Host
@crapiefoods432
Жыл бұрын
The Waffle House has found its new host
@GentleeDuckie
Жыл бұрын
The Waffle House Has Found Its New Host
@youtubethingorwhatever6071
Жыл бұрын
The waffle house has found it's new host.
I wish Waffle House would come up to the north. I live in Peoria, IL and people here would love it!
@rocnnrollbus
5 жыл бұрын
There is one here in Collinsville, IL..at the intersection of I-55 and I-255. About the only one I know of in southern Illinois, though.
@EbikeAdventuresSD
5 жыл бұрын
So your crime rates can go up
From TN thank you I had to go after I saw this I wasn't gonna go.
Back in the 90's, WH offered all you can eat. My friends and I must have eaten 20 plates of food. I thought I was going to die that night! I was the best deal ever!
The girl called out the order...she was on Hells Kitchen
smothered , covered , chunked, diced, peppered, capped , and topped with chili and some coffee on the side. Good Parenting, musta been a good night.Drive carefully, Cheers!
I worked at one years and years ago. One night it was just me and the cook. I must have ticked him off because he walked out and never came back! Pretty scary as a 18 year old girl in a big city. I had some really sweet customers who stayed with me until someone else could get there. Also at the time, the only phone in the restaurant accessible to employees didn't dial out. I had to go out to the pay phone to call someone and leave all the customers alone in the store. Crazy night.
That's the lady off of he'll kitchen
@darrellm.9622
5 жыл бұрын
Yep.. I saw her on there...she can cook
@aidenford8637
4 жыл бұрын
@Schandoro07 your everywhere like whats your point go do your awesome job and keep the 2 cents your putting on her life
"Omg! Everyone stop ordering food." 😂
3:07 Must...appear...on...TV
I'm going to get one of those brown Waffle House baseball caps. They should sell more merchandise.
@melterrell5724
5 жыл бұрын
They do online
Last one I was at there was a fly floating in my coffee and they sat us right by the dishwashing station. So my "breakfast" got covered in soapy dishwater. Thanks.
The worst part of living in Illinois....no Waffle Houses. Is it wrong to say they are the best restaurant in the world? God I love Waffle House!!!!
@irafair3015
Жыл бұрын
There's a "worst" in Illinois? How is that possible when it is all so bad. Oh wait, I'm thinking of Chicago, never mind lol.
Spare ribs , waffles , hash browns . Ate in Atlanta, St Louis, North and South Carolina.
Some of the best breakfast I had.
i Love Waffle House, the employees are always nice and the food is very consistent. I wish they would have stores in California.
@grabobbill6543
5 жыл бұрын
Gary R both words are used interchangeably especially in franchises
@junioralvarado2384
5 жыл бұрын
i think we gotta drive to az for waffle house we have norms tho🤷♂️
@rockyracoon3233
5 жыл бұрын
Ditto to that!
@williambagley5415
5 жыл бұрын
The closest Waffle House locations to southern California are over in Phoenix, AZ. I always try to stop in for a good breakfast when visiting friends/family in Phoenix 😎
@stankormy5717
5 жыл бұрын
They have Norm’s in California!
If I lived close to there I'd be there at least once a week!!!
About one of the few things I miss being stationed in NC.
My dad LOVED Waffle House!!! R.I.P Dad...
@QAsession
2 жыл бұрын
Mine too. Sorry for your loss. My dad passed away last month. He was a foodie all the way to the end.
I live in Indiana, right next to the Ohio border on Interstate 70, and there is a Waffle House about 20 minutes from my town across the border in Ohio. We will make the drive for no other reason than to eat at Waffle House. It is really nice to know there are some things you can depend on, and we want to support that spirit and positive attitude whenever we can.
One good one he wont wake up to see tomorrow 👊🏽-x
what a great story about a great place!
Atlanta, famous for the most boring Superbowl EVER!!!
@thetoddsmith
5 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the Falcons loss!
@lancehurley9743
5 жыл бұрын
db cooper Waaaaaaaaaaah!!!
Waffle house is my family's go to place. We would always eat at the one in Roanoake Rapids,NC. Which was on the way to see our daughter at Chowan University. There were 2 restaurants 2 blocks from each other! Best southern breakfast ever!
Cheesy grits! My Waffle House experience was typically 3 o'clock in the morning with friends after a night on the town. Best breakfast in the world.
I'm from NY State and I love Waffle House! I ate at them all the time when I was an OTR truck driver. Love em.
Peanut butter and honey on a toaster. Love ittt please try
@wturner777
4 жыл бұрын
Tommy Butler Why would you want peanut butter and honey on a toaster? Would you rather want it on "toast"? 😂🤣🤣
Is this the same Luke Burbank that was on Seattle talk radio back in the day ??
@carlcrow5990
5 жыл бұрын
no
Hello from Maine!
Come to Waffle House between 1am - 4am & get to watch a free "boxing exhibition" with your meal🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💯
Julia Williams was a contestant on Season 3 of Hell’s Kitchen with Gordon Ramsey.
@youlittlestinker5503
5 жыл бұрын
She was one of my favorites on that season
1:17 that's Julia from Season 3 of Hell's Kitchen
It's very popular here in Indianapolis too!
Not one second of this video has ANYTHING we ALL don't already know.
I used to live in McDonough georgia and i used to live in Atlanta Georgia and when i was living in McDonough georgia they were 2 waffle houses on the same street about a mile apart on different sides of the street. And i think that is so funny to me. Take care everyone.
@christophersnow1153
5 жыл бұрын
Leighanne Smith I know exactly where you're talking about, I grew up in Henry County. lol
@MrRonaldlee5467
5 жыл бұрын
they got the same thing in Florida too
@leighannesmith9483
5 жыл бұрын
@@MrRonaldlee5467 i live in north lauderdale fla. And they have one in ft. Lauderdale fla.
@remolandlife5642
5 жыл бұрын
I been to both of them...I couldn't believe they were that close to each other
@leighannesmith9483
5 жыл бұрын
@harvey carter i think it is so funny to me about the same store's and the same restaurants on the same street.
Living now in the Pacific Northwest missing Saturdays and Sundays Breakfast at Waffle House in South Florida. 😩
The Waffle House rocks! My first WH experience was in Pensacola, Florida at the Navy Blvd location just outside of the Naval Air Station. It was back in October of 1982...Johhny was the cook. He was fast and the food was great!
Waffle House does not use butter, only margarine. Out of the hand full of times we went three of them involved police being called because of criminal activity. It was never late at night either.
Really nothing southern about Waffle House except grits. I’ve ate at Waffle House in Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, New Mexico and Alabama. They are all the same. Some are hit and miss. But they have some good food!
I can’t believe baby girl still working at Waffle House even tho Gordon Ramsey said she had the potential to be Extraordinary chief.
JULIA WILLIAMS! Chef Ramsay said he will pay for your culinary school and give you a job. Waffle House is a lovely nostalgia but reach for the stars, girl! ❤️
Chick-fil-A is another Atlanta based chain. Opened up just after the war.
@Stevepoku
5 жыл бұрын
@John Whirling ningen wut chick fil a is good
@melterrell5724
5 жыл бұрын
The company Chick-fil-A started selling their chicken biscuits out of a Waffle House in Atlanta
@2332Stephen
5 жыл бұрын
The war of what exactly? lol
@9ramthebuffs9
5 жыл бұрын
@@2332Stephen The war, 1946.
@gazzybishop8320
5 жыл бұрын
@@melterrell5724 Truett Cathy "allowed" Waffle House to sell his sandwich in their restaurants, but WH backed out on the deal because of it's popularity - customers weren't ordering WH's food anymore.
The Waffle House Has Found A New Host
So we’re just going to ignore the fact that he had a spatula in the restroom
Used to work for waffles house in Augusta Georgia bel air and love there steak
The BEST..
Thank you
I live in WA. . .but want to try a good location. Where should I fly to?
I used to eat at the Waffle House in the town I used to live in, Hagerstown, Maryland. Really good food!!
Southern waffles? hmm
Little known fact: the waffle mix is made by Guenther Flour Mills, right here in San Antonio. San Antonio has NO Waffle House restaurants. Nearest one is up in Austin. :-(
Have grown up in Atlanta and grown up with Waffle House around every corner. Love memories of Saturday mornings going there with my dad. Hmmm....makes me want a hot cup of coffee and a pecan waffle right about now.
Do fights break out at the museum after midnight too?
I'm from NY. Going down South, there's one thing on my mind. Going to a Waffle house
So sad to see Julia is still there
Scattered, smothered, chopped, and diced
God I wish there was a Waffle House in NYC!
@dontbugmeatthistime
5 жыл бұрын
God I wish there was a White Castle in Baltimore!
@harvey5869
5 жыл бұрын
No you don't.
@wturner777
4 жыл бұрын
I wish there were White Castles in the south. But we only have Krystal's.
@cbssundaymorning How did y’all not mention Julia as being a contestant on Hell’s Kitchen season 3. (She was eliminated episode 8)
Waffle House is the BEST! They don't have them here in the northeast. But we took the motorcycles to PA last summer (about 300 miles one way) just to go there. Food was so good we stayed overnight and ate there the next morning. Scattered, smothered, and peppered please.
those hash browns!
Brown menu, sounds good to me.
I’m thankful Waffle House came to where I live in Kansas. It’s so good.
Диктаторы приходят и уходят, а кушать хочется всегда. Открывайтесь у нас в Сибири. Заходите к нам ,хорошая готовка приветствуется. ! ! !
They aren't "servers", they are a "salesperson" according to WH training videos.
I love waffle houses grits! 옥수수죽 정말 맛 있어요!🍚🍵🎶
@wturner777
4 жыл бұрын
If they make it right that is.
Say it with me now everyone. The waffl-
Breakfast!! Best meal of the day!!! Eat up!!!!
Sorta like International House of Pancakes, I was dropped of after Cross Country races, in High School . . . and would work kitchen, till wee hours of the next morning . . .
When they started filming inside the waffle house I thought it was my waffle house for a second... now I want waffle house.
Can we get one of these in New England!!! Please.
Never been in one, and don't think ever will.
He said EYES OF THE WORLD!!! Weir everywhere!!!